Bouquet of Hungers: Poems (Paperback)

by Kyle Dargan (Author)
Key Phrases: German Stranger, The Nation

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"Dargan's voice is fresh, yet speaks with the received wisdom of forebears, literary and otherwise." --Sharan Strange, author of Ash

Product Description
Kyle Dargan's new collection of poetry reflects his many passions as a poet, his deep engagement with what it means to work in the African American literary tradition, and his lively voice, infused with hip-hop sensibility and idiom.

Skillfully blending vernacular and elegant diction, his clipped and reflective phrasings create animated poems that take on a myriad of concerns. Moving through such subjects as a midnight wait in the Washington, D.C., bus station, men on exhibit at the 1904 World's Fair, the sights and sounds of an Indiana karaoke bar, and an imagined escaped slave turned to stone, Dargan's work continually shifts lenses to examine an America increasingly stifled by dogmas and inept social categories. At the core of the book is compassion for the individuals who populate it, and from that compassion grows a hunger for the old identities, in which we encase ourselves, to come undone.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press (October 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820330310
• ISBN-13: 978-0820330310
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,428,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Fluidity, January 5, 2009

By	R. Chizum "Polymath" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kyle has an excellent way of making each poem flow without any unnecessary breaks. His ear for emphasis is outstanding and you never lose sight of what, if any, focus is being portrayed.